Elective Affinities: Literature and Philosophy in Dialogue (Honors) Credit Hours: 3 Since time immemorial, literary writers and philosophers have engaged in an intense dialogue and intellectual exchange. How have the discourses of literature, poetry, and philosophy mutually influenced and complemented each other? Figures considered may include Plato, Kleist, Hoelderlin, Kierkegaard, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Kafka, Hesse, Arendt, Adorno, Celan and Gadamer. Taught in English. Course Type: German Courses Level: Undergraduate